rd April, 2012 are as follows.
1. NPP, NDC Clash
2. Anti-genocide demo hits Accra
3. CEPA, AGI, Labour warn Political Tension Unhealthy
4. Biometric registration-Updates
Following current reports on the hate speech by
Hon. Ken Agyepong ,Assin North MP,
The New Crusading Guide reveals----
NPP, NDC Clash--- Over Use Of intemperate Language
on page 3.The detention and subsequence release of New Patriotic
Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin North in the Central
Region, Kennedy Agyepong who has been charged with treason felony,
terrorism and attempted genocide, seems to have opened a kind of worms
as the two leading political parties in the country have resorted to
recalling and recapturing some intemperate statements made by their
political opponents. While Jake Obetsebi –Lamptey , National Chairman
of the opposition NPP per a press statement issued over the weekend
catalogued a litany of reckless statement emanating from officers of
the governing party, Richard Quashigah, National Propaganda Secretary
of the National Democratic Congress thought the NPP had no moral
justification to condemn anybody.
In a related development,
The Chronicle reports
; Ken Agyapong's outburst exposes institutional flaws -page 13.A
former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi says
the recent outburst of the Assin North Member of Parliament(MP),Mr.
Kennedy Agyapong, following disturbances during the biometric
registration exercise in the Odododiodoo constituency
and other parts of the country, has
helped to prick national consciousness, and awakened stakeholders
from deep slumber. He said Mr. Agyapong should be spared the bashing
and seen as a concerned citizen raising issues that needed to be
addressed because, at least, his outbursts had come to save us
(Ghanaians) from a rather volatile situation.
With more on Ken Agyapong's hate speech, the forum for governance and
justice (FGJ) has urged Ghanaian s to reject speeches that incites
violence.
The Heritage reports in page 2 with the headline
Anti-genocide demo hits Accra.The Forum for Governance and Justice
(FGJ) has served notice that as part of their contribution towards
mobilizing Ghanaians to reject hate-speech and incitement to violence,
it intends to hit the streets to embark on a peaceful march against
alleged genocidal comments made by the embattled Member of Parliament,
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
Meanwhile, the two major political parties in the country, NDC and NPP
have been cited as being notorious for verbal abuse.
The Chronicle indicated in a page 2 headlined;
NDC,NPP notorious for insults .The Two major political parties in the
country , the party in government, the National Democratic
Congress(NDC),and largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party
(NPP),are the worst culprits in the use of intemperate language that
is
threatening the peace of Ghana.
Ahead of the December 2012 Elections, the Media Foundation for West
Africa (MFWA) has embarked on a daily monitoring of campaign language
by politicians and activists across thirty one radio stations in the
country, and the first week of monitoring has revealed that' more than
a third of the adversarial, harsh and provocative tones were used by
discussants/callers who are affiliated to the NPP (35.7%) and NDC
(35%).
Amidst recent political tensions,
the Daily Graphic carries the headline;
CEPA, AGI, Labour warn Political Tension Unhealthy-page1.The Executive
Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) and the President or
the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) say the rising political
tension can undermine investor confidence in the local economy. While
the CEPA boss, Dr. Joe Abbey, attributed the fall in the value of the
cedi to the high demand for the dollar due to fears of political
uncertainty regarding the December polls, Nana Owusu-Afari said no
businessman would invest in areas where there was persistent conflict.
Religious groups also expressed concerns in condemning insults and
violence in the country
the
Daily Graphic uses the headline ;
Church condemns hooliganism, mob actions in politics-page 17.The
Chairman of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana
(PCG), Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni- Frimpong, has condemned the insults,
hooliganism and mob actions that had characterized the current
political development of the country .He said the situation posed a
lot of security challenges to the national and must not be
entertainment in any way.
Commenting on tribal politics, the chief of Abomfrem also had his say
in a page 2 headline by the Chronicle; Chief
cautions politicians against tribal politics. Politicians have been
cautioned against using the media to drag the country into a tribal
war in the run up to electioneering campaign towards the 2012
elections. Nana Kusi Adjei Mensah I, Chief of Abomfrem and Krontihene
of Nkawie
in the Atwima Nwabiagya District, condemned the use of the media by
politicians to create tension in the country to achieve their selfish
interests.
We resume reports on the biometric registration with current development
from The New Crusading Guide reveals;
I Have a Psychiatric Problem – man With 15 Voter IDS Tells Court –Page
7.Emmanuel Archibald Laryea, labourer who was arrested with 15
biometric voter identity cards, has been arraigned before an Accra
Magistrate Court. Laryea, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with two
counts of engaging in multiple registrations and causing harm to Lance
Corporal William Afedor by biting his thumb.
The Ghanaian Times states in page 11 with the; Rush
for biometric registration ebbs -.The rush in the first round of the
biometric voter registration exercise in the Ho municipality has ebbed
considerably, as the exercise progresses through the third round.'We
are sleeping', a Registration Officer at the United Pentecostal
Registration centre, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) during rounds of
some registration centres in the municipality on Thursday.
In other developments on the registration exercise,
The new statesman reports;
Chief Imam wants Christian-Muslim partnership to curb registration
tension -page3.The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Imam Abdul Mumuni
Haroun, at the weekend called for a stronger partnership between the
Muslim and the Christian communities in efforts
at ensuring an end to the current political rumpus that has
characterized the ongoing biometric registration exercise. He has also
challenged leaders of the two religious bodies to be fair in their
praises and criticism of political leaders, warning that a mistake on
the part of religious leaders in their utterances could trigger chaos.
Meanwhile
, NPP worried about halt of registration at centres in Weija-revealed
in page 4 of the same paper. Albert Sam, Weilja Constituency Chairman
of the New Patriotic Party, Friday expressed worry over the breakdown
of biometric registration equipment at some registration centres in
the area. He said centres including Adu Gyamfi School at Sowutuom,
Pank Secondary School and Awoshie and Anyaa Market had suffered the
problem for four days.
The Ghanaian Times further reports that
Ashaiman Muslims take measures for violence-free elections -page12.The
Council of Muslim Chiefs
and Imam has met with the Ashaiman Divisional Police Command and
other stakeholders in the municipality as part of efforts to put
measures in place to have an election free of violence in the
community.The Head of the Beriberi Community who was also the chairman
for the occasion, Alhaji Masa-wudu Nuhu,said the gathering was also to
get all persons to bring their ideas on board to see how best to
foster unity, peaceful co-existence and tolerance among members of the
various political parties.
In a related story by the same paper it states;
Ashaiman records violence free voter registration-Page 15.The Ashaiman
Municipality has not recorded any acts of violence in the ongoing
biometric voter registration exercise and the Municipal Chief
Executive,Numo Addinortey Addison,has described it as 'heart
warming''.He said ;Despite the fact that
residents wake up as early as dawn, and even in some cases at
midnight, to join
very long queues, and sometimes registration materials running out,
they have been comporting themselves until it is their turns and this
is an effort worth applauding.''
Still on the biometric registration, The
Daily Guide indicates;
Biometric Laptop Thief Remanded -page 15.The Agona Swedru Circuit
Court on Thurday remanded a hawker from remanded a hawker from Accra
who stole a laptop which was being used for the biometric registration
exercise at Agona Swedru Roman Catholic School Centre into prison
custody. Samuel Baah aka Kwame Yeboah 29, pleaded guilty to three
charges of causing damage, unlawful entry and stealing.
Away from the registration, The Daily Graphic reports;
CPP congress delay is worrying – page 16.The Asante-Akim North
Consistency Chairman of the Convention People's Party, Mr. Kwabena
Anarfi has observed that the delay in the part going to congress to
elect its flag- bearer for the 2012 elections is part for a grand
strategy to ultimately merge the part with either the National
Democratic Congress or New Patriotic Party. According to Mr. Anarfi,
the CPP constitution says the party should go to congress to elect its
flag- bearer two years before the general election but said "it is
eight months for the general elections to take off but as at now
nothing is happening.
In other stories from the same paper, page 16 bears the headline;
PPP to embark on nationwide tour. The Progressive People's Party (PP),
led by its Presidential aspirant, Dr, Papa Kwesi Nduom, the national,
regional and constituency executives, will begin a national tour of
all the 10 regions this week. This national tour will enable the PPP
to state its case directly to people in small community group
meetings, on radio stations and at places of work.
In a subsequent development, the paper reports;
CPP Congress for May 12 – Page 17 .The convention People's Party (CPP)
has set May 12, 2012 for its congress to elect one of the two
aspirants to lead the party in the 2012 presidential elections. The
National delegates would choose between, Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, who
was the running mate on 2008 and Mr. Bright Akwetey, a veteran lawyer
and a former aspirant.
In ending the day's review from
the Daily Graphic, a headline in page 16 states;
NCCE Inaugurates dialogue Committee in Accra. The Accra Metropolitan
Assembly branch of the National Commission for civic Education (NCCE)
has inaugurated an Inter-Party Dialogue Committee aimed at ensuring
incident- free elections in the 11 constituencies. The committee which
is made up of representatives of political parties will act as a
buffer in the constituencies to stem the tide
of unnecessary suspicions an anxiety among political parties.
This daily news review is compiled by African Elections Project (AEP)
Media Monitoring Centre, Accra, Ghana.
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